וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃

   u-se-MOL

   or to the left
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃

   ya-MIN u-se-MOL

   right or to the left
3. clause🔊 וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ בְּמָק֣וֹם צָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֵֽין־דֶּ֥רֶךְ לִנְט֖וֹת יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃

   va-ya-a-MOD be-ma-KOM TSAR a-SHER EIN-DE-rekh lin-TOT ya-MIN u-se-MOL

   and stood in a place narrow where there was no way to turn right or to the left
4. sentence🔊 וַיּ֥וֹסֶף מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה עֲב֑וֹר וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ בְּמָק֣וֹם צָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֵֽין־דֶּ֥רֶךְ לִנְט֖וֹת יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃

   va-YO-sef mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH a-VOR va-ya-a-MOD be-ma-KOM TSAR a-SHER EIN-DE-rekh lin-TOT ya-MIN u-se-MOL

   and again the angel of the LORD passed on and stood in a place narrow where there was no way to turn right or to the left

Exegesis

The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ʾă-šer} 'where' opens a clause that specifies restriction through the negative existential ein {אֵֽין | ʾān} 'there is not' + derekh {דֶּ֥רֶךְ | de-reḵ} 'way,' governing the infinitive lintot {לִנְט֖וֹת | lin-tôt} 'to turn,' and defining both yamin {יָמִ֥ין | yā-min} 'right' and usemol {וּשְׂמֹֽאול | u-sə-mōl} 'left.' This syntactic configuration emphasizes the impassability of the site, a nuance rendered in English by preserving clause linkage and relational markers to reflect the Hebrew’s tight narrative cohesion.